Roach: If No Floyd, This Could Be Pacquiao's Last Fight

By Mark Vester

Trainer Freddie Roach is expecting there to be some exchanges in the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Texas. Roach is not too concerned with Margarito being the bigger guy during the exchanges. He expects Pacquiao's faster hands to land first every time.

"Size doesn't win fights. Speed is going to be the key to win this fight. Margarito is tall and lanky, but he's very slow. We're going to beat him to the punch every time.," Roach told Luis Sandoval of BoxingScene.com.

Roach told BoxingScene that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the next target for Pacquiao in 2011. If they are unable to get Mayweather, Roach has no idea if Pacquiao will continue fighting. He expects Pacquiao to drop boxing at some point and concentrate fully on his political career in the Philippines.

"Floyd is the only challenge out there. I don't know if there is anybody else. I don't know if he just wants to fight. I don't know, this could be it," Roach said.